Cannot access MSI B450M Bazooka MAX Wifi BIOS. Boots directly to Windows
System Configuration
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
Motherboard: MSI B450M Bazooka MAX Wifi
DRAM: 16 GB (2 x 8) TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4 3200Mhz
Keyboard: Wired USB
Mouse: Wired USB
OS: Windows 10 Professional O/S Build: 19043.1083
Storage SSD: Silicon Power 512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 TLC SSD
Storage HD: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue PC Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM
Power Supply: EVGA 220-G3-0650-Y1 SuperNOVA 650 G3, 80 Plus Gold 650W
Case: Deep Cool Matrexx 30 (No jokes about it...I know it’s a rough case.)
Monitor: Acer connected via HDMI from motherboard connector to the monitor.
I’m currently serving overseas and built the system above as a bridge system until a GTX 1650 card under warranty can be replaced or repaired in my main system. This is likely to take 30-45 days with the postal service back and forth, plus repair time.
In any event, here’s my current situation. After building the system above and plenty of hiccups throughout the build, I’ve gotten the system together and running. This is my first build with a CPU with integrated graphics, due to the craziness of graphics card prices.
I’ve currently gotten the system to run...but here’s the issue. I can no longer access the MSI motherboard’s BIOS with the system configured above. I do NOT see the MSI BIOS “Splash” screen OR the Windows 10 Splash screen prior to the system dropping me into Windows 10 where I can enter my pin and use the system.
When I spam the Delete Key (thank you MSI tech support for pointing this out to me), that seems to lock up the system on a black screen with a floating window that says, “Input not supported.”
If I hit the case reset OR Cntl-Alt-Del and then let the system churn for about 30 seconds (with a number of NUM LOCK flashes on the keyboard), the system will boot directly to Windows and I have a usable, but not configurable system.
NOTE: I have used an older NVIDIA graphics card as a troubleshooting tool and have been able to access the BIOS, but this isn’t something I’d prefer to keep installed in my system, as it isn’t crucial, except in the current situation.
TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS TRIED:
Help... Kind of at my wit’s end here.
System Configuration
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
Motherboard: MSI B450M Bazooka MAX Wifi
DRAM: 16 GB (2 x 8) TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4 3200Mhz
Keyboard: Wired USB
Mouse: Wired USB
OS: Windows 10 Professional O/S Build: 19043.1083
Storage SSD: Silicon Power 512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 TLC SSD
Storage HD: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue PC Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM
Power Supply: EVGA 220-G3-0650-Y1 SuperNOVA 650 G3, 80 Plus Gold 650W
Case: Deep Cool Matrexx 30 (No jokes about it...I know it’s a rough case.)
Monitor: Acer connected via HDMI from motherboard connector to the monitor.
I’m currently serving overseas and built the system above as a bridge system until a GTX 1650 card under warranty can be replaced or repaired in my main system. This is likely to take 30-45 days with the postal service back and forth, plus repair time.
In any event, here’s my current situation. After building the system above and plenty of hiccups throughout the build, I’ve gotten the system together and running. This is my first build with a CPU with integrated graphics, due to the craziness of graphics card prices.
I’ve currently gotten the system to run...but here’s the issue. I can no longer access the MSI motherboard’s BIOS with the system configured above. I do NOT see the MSI BIOS “Splash” screen OR the Windows 10 Splash screen prior to the system dropping me into Windows 10 where I can enter my pin and use the system.
When I spam the Delete Key (thank you MSI tech support for pointing this out to me), that seems to lock up the system on a black screen with a floating window that says, “Input not supported.”
If I hit the case reset OR Cntl-Alt-Del and then let the system churn for about 30 seconds (with a number of NUM LOCK flashes on the keyboard), the system will boot directly to Windows and I have a usable, but not configurable system.
NOTE: I have used an older NVIDIA graphics card as a troubleshooting tool and have been able to access the BIOS, but this isn’t something I’d prefer to keep installed in my system, as it isn’t crucial, except in the current situation.
TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS TRIED:
- Spamming the Delete Key as the system boots. System locks up (Input not supported).
- Removing the CMOS battery for 5 minutes in hope of resetting the motherboard’s BIOS to the factory condition.
- Using a USB to PS2 adapter to try accessing the system via a PS2 keyboard connection. No difference, continues to boot directly to Windows 10. (But doesn’t recognize the USB keyboard with the adapter.)
- Removing the SSD boot drive from the system and “firing it up.” Does not allow me access to UEFI.
Help... Kind of at my wit’s end here.